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Events
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April 22 —Pope Gregory VII (Cardinal Hildebrand) succeedsPope Alexander II as the 157thpope .
*Emperor Shirakawa ascends to the throne of Japan.
*Rabbi Yitchaki Alfassi finishes writing the "Rif", an important work ofJew ish law.
*John IX bar Shushan ends his term asSyrian Patriarch of Antioch .
* Sviatoslav II begins his reign as ruler of Kievan Rus.
* TheSeljuk Turks conquerAnkara .
* ChancellorWang Anshi ofSong Dynasty China creates a new bureau of the central government called the Directorate of Weapons, which supervises the manufacture of military armaments and ensures quality control.Births
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David the Builder , King of Georgia
* Margrave Leopold III of AustriaDeaths
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April 21 —Pope Alexander II
*June 15 — Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b.1034 )
*Zhou Dunyi ,Neo-Confucian philosopher inSong Dynasty China (b.1017 )
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